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Table 3 Comparative assessment of models for Aedes aegypti, Ae. albopictus and dengue cases, as well as the fuzzy intersection between the vector species and dengue cases, according to their discrimination and classification capacity

From: Applying fuzzy logic to assess the biogeographical risk of dengue in South America

Evaluation indices

Favorability models

Vector-dengue favorability intersection

Ae. aegypti

Ae. albopictus

Dengue cases

Ae. aegypti dengue

Ae. albopictus dengue

Discrimination

 AUC

0.914

0.966

0.862

0.844

0.794

Classification

 Sensitivity

0.791

0.918

0.819

0.640

0.511

 Specificity

0.871

0.901

0.742

0.848

0.881

 CCR

0.850

0.903

0.751

0.824

0.839

 Kappa

0.630

0.682

0.312

0.358

0.329

  1. Abbreviations: AUC, area under the ROC (receiving operating characteristic) curve; CCR, correct classification rate